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Inside Myanmar's anti-junta offensive
Yangon [Myanmar], December 16: Generals from Myanmar's junta held peace talks in June near the border with China with representatives...
Missing boy found in France to return to...
London [UK], December 16: A teenager from Britain who resurfaced in southern France after disappearing six years ago is expected...
Iran: Gunmen kill several officers in police station...
Rask [Iran], December 16: Militants from a separatist group attacked a police station in southeastern Iran, killing 11 officers and...
UK: Prince Harry partially wins phone-hacking lawsuit
London [UK], December 16: Britain's Prince Harry on Friday gained a partial victory in his lawsuit against a newspaper publisher...
Yemen: Maersk halts Red Sea shipping after another...
Sanaa [Yemen], December 16: Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Friday that it was pausing container shipments through the...
UAE signs MoU with Kazakhstan to strengthen cooperation...
Almaty [Kazakhstan], December 16: The Executive Office of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing (EO AML/CTF) and the Financial...
UAE and Azerbaijan sign a MoU set to...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 16: The Ministry of Investment of the UAE and the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport...
Dubai Police Commander-in-Chief receives UNDRR Secretary-General
Dubai [UAE], December 16: Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, the Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, warmly welcomed Ms MamiMizutori, the...
Tahnoun bin Zayed meets with US National Security...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 16: H.H. Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and National Security...
Global Refugee Forum ends with bold pledges, solutions...
Geneva [Switzerland], December 16: While some of the world's poorest countries are welcoming refugees "with great hospitality", the international community...
Finland closes border crossing points with Russia again
Helsinki [Finland], December 15: The Finnish government on Thursday said it is closing crossing points at its land border with...
China urges U.S. caution on Taiwan question, South...
Beijing [China], December 15: A Chinese defense spokesperson on Thursday urged the U.S. side to exercise caution on the Taiwan...
Firearms leading injury method for U.S. children, adolescents:...
Los Angeles [US],December 15: Firearms are a leading injury method for U.S. children and adolescents, and about one half of...
Indonesian police arrest 9 terrorist suspects in Central...
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 15: The Indonesian police have arrested nine people on suspicion of terrorist activities in the province of...
Chinese FM says agreement to upgrade China-Vietnam ties...
Beijing [China], December 15: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday that the upgrade of China-Vietnam ties is the...
Sunak says UK committed to two-state solution in...
London [UK], December 15: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has stressed the UK remains committed to a two-state solution in...
Putin confirms willingness to keep negotiating over US...
Moscow [Russia], December 15: Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at his major annual press conference on Thursday, confirmed his willingness...
Chinese mourners use AI to digitally resurrect the...
Beijing [China], December 15: At a quiet cemetery in eastern China, bereaved father Seakoo Wu pulls out his phone, places...
Seoul scrambles jets after Chinese, Russian warplanes approach
Seoul [South Korea], December 15: South Korea's military said Thursday it scrambled fighter jets as two Chinese and four Russian...
US House launches impeachment inquiry against president
Washington [US], December 15: The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to formalize an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden,...
Scientists see risk of lost opportunity for long...
Beijing [China], December 15: With more than a full year past since China eased restrictions and let COVID-19 sweep its...
Australian woman jailed for 20 years for death...
Canberra [Australia], December 15: A woman imprisoned for 20 years over the deaths of her four children, and pardoned in...
EU to open membership talks with Ukraine and...
Brussels [Belgium], December 15: European leaders have decided to open EU membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova and to grant...
Japan PM purges cabinet in bid to ride...
Tokyo [Japan], December 15: Embattled Japanese premier Fumio Kishida dropped four cabinet ministers as he tried to limit the fallout...
Israel-Hamas war: Heavy rain compounds misery in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], December 15: Displaced people housed in makeshift shelters in the Gaza Strip have had their plight aggravated by...
Israeli attacks on Syria kill 36 since early...
Damascus [Syria], December 14: A total of 36 people were killed in heightened Israel attacks on Syrian military sites affiliated...
Hamas leader says ready to discuss with Israel...
Gaza [Palestine], December 14: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said on Wednesday that the Gaza-ruling Palestinian faction is ready to discuss...